The third annual edition of holiday gift ideas for that "plannerd" in your life. This year, rather than listing gift ideas, L.A. County Planner Clement Lau describes various sources for buying gifts for urban planners and designers.
In Presents for Plannerds and Presents for Plannerds: 2014 Edition, L.A. County planner shared some ideas for the perfect gift for urban planning and design nerds, i.e, "plannerds." The articles proved popular, especially around the Holidays. In his third annual listing of gift ideas, Lau focuses on stores and online sources, rather than items, where you can shop for the plannerd for your life. His list includes both the expected stores and some surprises, e.g.: Planetizen Store, APA Store, If/Then (a Broadway musical) Tickets, Redbubble, and Zazzle, among others. For a full list of plannerd shopping sources and descriptions of the types of gifts that can be purchased at each, please read the full article at the link below.
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